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Bill Thompson (New York politician) William Colridge Thompson Jr. (born July 10, 1953) [1][2][3] is an American politician who served as the 42nd Comptroller of New York City; sworn into office on January 1, 2002, he was reelected to serve a second term that began on January 1, 2006. He did not seek re-election in 2009.
Mary Walker Wyse. . (m. 1901) . Signature. William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as " Big Bill ", [1] he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago. Historians rank him among the most unethical ...
The Pineapple Primary was the name given to the primary election held in Illinois on April 10, 1928. The campaign was marked by numerous acts of violence, mostly in Chicago and elsewhere in Cook County. In the six months prior to the primary election, 62 bombings took place in the city, and at least two politicians were killed. [1]
Washington University (BA) Northwestern University (JD) James Robert Thompson Jr. (May 8, 1936 – August 14, 2020) was an American politician, lobbyist, and federal prosecutor who served as the 37th governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1991. [1] He was Illinois's longest-serving governor, having been elected to four consecutive terms and holding ...
Bill Thompson (television host) (1931–2014), creator and co-host of the children's television program The Wallace and Ladmo Show. Bill Thompson (voice actor) (1913–1971), voice of Droopy Dog. Bill Thompson (bishop) (1946–2020), Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Western Anglicans (U.S.) Bill Thompson III (1962–2019), editor of Bird ...
The Bill, played by Kenan Thompson, is an immigration bill singing a slightly altered version of the song to the boy (Kyle Mooney). However, President Barack Obama ( Jay Pharoah ) pushes the bill down the Capitol Hill steps several times while explaining to the boy that it is far easier to utilize an executive order ( Bobby Moynihan ), as a ...
David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. Dinkins was among the more than 20,000 Montford Point Marines, the first African-American U.S. Marines, from 1945 to 1946. [1]
Americans believe it now takes an average net worth of $2.5 million to be counted as rich, a 14% increase from last year's $2.2 million, according to a new survey from Charles Schwab. That may ...